(a) What are herbivores, carnivores and omnivores? Give two examples of each.
(b) Classify the following into herbivores, carnivores and omnivores:
Lion, Man, Dog, Goat, Crow, Elephant, Snake, Hawk, Rabbit, Deer
(c) Name the five steps which occur in the process of nutrition in animals.
(a) (i) Herbivores – Those animals which eat only plants are called herbivores.
Example: Goat and cow.
(ii) Carnivores – Those animals which eat only other animals as food are called carnivores.
Example: Tiger and Lion.
(iii) Omnivores – Those animals which eat both plants and animals are called omnivores.
Example: Human Being and dog.
(b) Lion - Carnivore
Man - Omnivore
Dog - Omnivore
Goat - Herbivore
Crow - Omnivore
Elephant - Herbivore
Snake - Carnivore
Hawk - Carnivore
Rabbit - Herbivore
Deer - Herbivore
(c) The five steps involved in the process of nutrition in animals are
(i) Ingestion
(ii) Digestion
(iii) Absorption
(iv) Assimilation
(v) Egestion.